B 4 A ENTERPRISE LTD

💤Zombieactive
11025791 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46160
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47750Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
  • 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-01-13
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-03-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-01-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2023-01-10
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2022-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2022-01-11
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2021-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-10-23
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    Company incorporated
    As B 4 A ENTERPRISE LTD
  18. 2017-10-23
    ATTIPOE, Gershon appointed
    director
  19. 2017-10-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gershon Attipoe
Individual · Belgian · DOB 07/1955 · age 71
75100%
75-100% shares23/10/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46160 — SIC 46160

Registered office

23-27 Bolton Street
Chorley
PR7 3AA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ATTIPOE, Gershon
director · ~71y · appointed 2017-10-23
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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-07-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-13